The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

SIC. Rye-No. ], SIC. Barley-No. 2. &c.
Sheriff Costing, of Vernon County re-
Gently killed rattlesnake that weighed
seven and half pounds and carried twelve
rattles.
Louis Larsen, an unmarried man, aged
twenty-five years. hanget himself at
Neil1svil1s the other night No cause was
assigned for tn. act.
Mayor Upham, of Marshfield, says that
work will begin shortly on the construc-
tloa of thirty new stores, whose ag-
gregate cost will be Sl2lO30. Two build.
ings which ne will erect will cost between
S, 600 and SO, 600 Mr.. Upham predicts
that Marshfeld will now take fresh
start for in some res poets the fire will
bring about great improvements Resi-
dents are not DESTROYS of encountering
another however and will take precau-
tions against. any conflAgration in the
future by erecting nothing but brick
buildings in the business portion OF the
town.
E. Leon Butts, of Brandon, q young
man, accidentally fell under a train the
other evening AMI was killed. He leaves
wife and child.
The courts have decided the case grow
ing on! of the renting of the city hall at
Oconomowoc for parties, etc, holding that
the city may do as it pleases.
The Government is impr Dying the chan
mel OF the Mississippi along the line OF
Grant County. About So 90 will be ex-
pended in damming the Jacco Slough and
about the same amount for similaw work
at Bunl1e chute
A combination, headed by Meyerhauser,
Denkman and Rutledge, Of Rock Island,
ILL.,, and embracing Cable, of Rock Island,
Gardner, Bachelor and Wells of Lyons,
Ia, and local lumbermen, recently pur-
chased all the pine land tributary to the
Chippewa river owned by the Knapp Stout
Lumber Company of Menomonee. The
tracts sold contain 10000, 900 feet. The
consideration was $S0O000.
a severe electric and wind-storm passed
over Sparta, Monroe County, the other
night, developing into a tornado about
four miles east of there on the farm of AL
Converse, III the town of Angel, laying
waste strip of about forty rods wide
across it.
Governor Rusk, accompanied by his
wife, daughter Mary and son Blaine, to-
gether with Mrs. Judge Romano Bunn
and son George, left Madison a few days
ago for Nantucket, Mass, where they will
remain for three or four weeks The
Governors health is not of tn best, and
he goes to the sea-shore for rest and
quiet
George H. Carpenter, about forty-f five
years of age, living a few miles south of
Black Earth, Dane County, died recently
of black measles.
D. F. Melindy, the first settler of Eagle
township, died the other evening at his
home at an advanced age. He leaves
wife and two children.
An exceedingly slick tongued young
man giving the name of Charles Christie
has been doing a wholesale swindling
business, of the conf lence game order, in
Milwaukee. Christie worked his Gus
toners" for amounts ranging from $40 to
S75 each time using the forged check.
Governor Rusk has appointed r. G.
Webb judge of Forest County, vice b. II.
Darling, resigned, for the resid NC of the
term ending the first Tuesday of january,
1892
Kolsta's railway eating-house at Ply
mouth, the Milwaukee a. Northern
aud Chicago & Northwestern depots,
Schwartz's elevator Conover's cheese
warehouse, the Northwestern elevator
and dozen small buildings were burned
the other night Loss, $4,000; partly COW
cred by insurance.
At Fond du Lac few days ago fire
started by sparks from passing engine
destroyed the Mcdonald warehouse, the
Methodist Episcopal Church and four
dwellings. Loss, $4,000
A deficiency of $500 was recently found
in Deputy Treasurer Strum'5 accounts
with Fan C1oira haip
the State which Strum failed to turn over.
The jury in the case of ex-PJstmaster
Sharp, of Oconto, charged with rfling
money packages, disagreed the other
morning They stood seven to five for ac-
quittal. Sharp will be tried again at the
October term of court at Milwaukee.
Jean P. Sobuet was convicted at Green
Bay few days ago of numbering his wife
fourteen years ago and sent9nce1 to i'm
prsonment for life.
Oliver Frank, a freight conductor on the
northern division of the w sconsin Cen-
trail road, was killed by train near Fifield
the other day.
The electric street ra lway at Appleton
is to be extended to Appleton Junction.
Six new G. A. R posts have been formed
in the State within the past year and ar
engagements are being made to form three
more.
Leopold Bitschnau, drummer from
Chicago, committed suicide in the Clifton
House in Milwaukee tho other morning by
han ging himself with his suspenders.
James Shcriffs, proprietor of the Vulcan
iron works, lied at his home in Milwaukee
a few afternoons ago. aged sixty-three
years. He had resided in that city since
1S49. He leaves wife and six children.
Peter Hughes, telegraph operator at
Wonewoc was drowned in the Baraboo
river few days ago. His home was in
Mendoza.
S. S. Baker. Of Big Rapids, Mich, re-
Gently made transfer of standing pine in
Bayfield, County to Daniel Donnellan, Of
Eau Claire, for $50, OO0
William White, of Eau Claire, was
poisoned by wearing colored stockings, the
pigment in which contained arsenic He
narrowly escaped death from the effects.
Edward Forkson, of Chippewa Fails.
was instantly killed the other day by be-
ing run over by train Of cars on the Wis
cousin Central road.
During recent storm at Wausau Cohn's
granite block was unrOofed, the flying
timbers smashed in the front of Collins
hard ware store, and the plate glass door
of the First National Bank was broken.
Hundreds of shade-trees were blown down,
Much damage was done in the lumber
yard, the piles being unroofe1 and the
luu Der scattered IN all directions Great
damage was also done to crops in the
country.
Mrs. A. Little, of Evansville a member
Of the Salvation Army. was few days
ago charged with inhuman treatment Of
her infant children, and they had been
taken from har by the police. Her hus-
band was driven from home by her. The
woman was believed to be crazel by re-
liglous excitement.
1t is said that at Shell Lake, Washburn
County, there is much uneasiness among
some Of the loggers Of last winter aud the
winter before, who are supposed to be tres
passers on Government land. Several had
been arrested and bound over to appear at
the next term Of the United States District
Court
The State Turner's festival will be held
at Wausau, beginning August II and Cos
ing on the 18th.